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🎙 Address by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at Meeting of the Supreme State Council of the #UnionState (December 6, 2024)
💬 #RussiaBelarus relations of alliance and strategic partnership are based on the unshakeable principles of friendship and neighbourliness, mutual respect and regard for each other’s interests. <...>
Trade and investment exchanges are actively developing within the framework of the Union State, multifaceted business contacts and cooperation ties are growing stronger, and conditions are being created for stable and sustainable growth of our countries’ economies. In a word, practical integration is bringing real tangible benefits to the citizens of our countries, enhancing the quality of their lives and well-being. <...>
Russia accounts for over half of foreign trade of Belarus. At the same time, Belarus is the fourth largest trade partner of Russia; its share stands at nearly 9 percent. <...>
Russia has invested over $4 billion in the Belarusian economy. There are about 2,500 companies with Russian capital operating in the republic. Our energy cooperation is growing stronger, and we continue to create joint oil and gas markets. <...>
📈 Bilateral cooperation in manufacturing has been growing in scale with a focus on import substitution and increasing the share of high value-added products, which is crucial today, and is set to play an even bigger role in the future. <...>
Humanitarian cooperation has been gaining traction within the Union State too, with efforts to promote proactive exchanges in education, culture, sports and youth affairs. <...>
Faced with unprecedented external pressure, Russia and Belarus have joined ranks on the international stage and have been unwavering in their commitment to supporting each other as true allies. We share coinciding or convergent approaches, as diplomats say, to the most urgent global and regional matters. <...>
Russia and Belarus have been stepping up their cooperation in defence and security, as the President of Belarus has already said, as well as in military technology. Of course, this meets the fundamental interests of our two countries and their people. <...>
❗️The situation in the European region, in particular, in Ukraine, is definitely a cause of particular concern. The Western countries are deliberately exacerbating tensions in the region. In fact, their actions have led to today’s tragedy and continue to aggravate the crisis. Such irresponsible policies are pushing the world to the brink of a global conflict.
We know that Belarus, the President of Belarus, supports a policy aimed at a peaceful settlement of this crisis. We are continuously discussing the matter <...>.
👉 In this context, it makes perfect sense for us to sign an interstate treaty on security guarantees within the Union State today. The document defines our mutual allied obligations to use all available forces and capabilities to ensure both countries’ defences, and protect their sovereignty, independence and constitutional order, as well as the integrity and inviolability of the territory and external border of the Union State.
This includes Russian tactical nuclear weapons, previously deployed on the territory of the Republic of Belarus at the suggestion of the President of Belarus.
☝️ Let me remind you that the November 19 Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence clearly indicates the possibility of using those weapons for defensive purposes in response to a possible attack with the use of weapons of mass destruction, or to repel aggression with the use of conventional weapons, which poses a critical threat to Russia’s sovereignty or territorial integrity.
🏅 #Victory80: Next year, we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It is important that both Russia and Belarus remember and revere the heroism of our fathers and grandfathers who fought shoulder to shoulder against Nazism.
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💬 #RussiaBelarus relations of alliance and strategic partnership are based on the unshakeable principles of friendship and neighbourliness, mutual respect and regard for each other’s interests. <...>
Trade and investment exchanges are actively developing within the framework of the Union State, multifaceted business contacts and cooperation ties are growing stronger, and conditions are being created for stable and sustainable growth of our countries’ economies. In a word, practical integration is bringing real tangible benefits to the citizens of our countries, enhancing the quality of their lives and well-being. <...>
Russia accounts for over half of foreign trade of Belarus. At the same time, Belarus is the fourth largest trade partner of Russia; its share stands at nearly 9 percent. <...>
Russia has invested over $4 billion in the Belarusian economy. There are about 2,500 companies with Russian capital operating in the republic. Our energy cooperation is growing stronger, and we continue to create joint oil and gas markets. <...>
📈 Bilateral cooperation in manufacturing has been growing in scale with a focus on import substitution and increasing the share of high value-added products, which is crucial today, and is set to play an even bigger role in the future. <...>
Humanitarian cooperation has been gaining traction within the Union State too, with efforts to promote proactive exchanges in education, culture, sports and youth affairs. <...>
Faced with unprecedented external pressure, Russia and Belarus have joined ranks on the international stage and have been unwavering in their commitment to supporting each other as true allies. We share coinciding or convergent approaches, as diplomats say, to the most urgent global and regional matters. <...>
Russia and Belarus have been stepping up their cooperation in defence and security, as the President of Belarus has already said, as well as in military technology. Of course, this meets the fundamental interests of our two countries and their people. <...>
❗️The situation in the European region, in particular, in Ukraine, is definitely a cause of particular concern. The Western countries are deliberately exacerbating tensions in the region. In fact, their actions have led to today’s tragedy and continue to aggravate the crisis. Such irresponsible policies are pushing the world to the brink of a global conflict.
We know that Belarus, the President of Belarus, supports a policy aimed at a peaceful settlement of this crisis. We are continuously discussing the matter <...>.
👉 In this context, it makes perfect sense for us to sign an interstate treaty on security guarantees within the Union State today. The document defines our mutual allied obligations to use all available forces and capabilities to ensure both countries’ defences, and protect their sovereignty, independence and constitutional order, as well as the integrity and inviolability of the territory and external border of the Union State.
This includes Russian tactical nuclear weapons, previously deployed on the territory of the Republic of Belarus at the suggestion of the President of Belarus.
☝️ Let me remind you that the November 19 Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence clearly indicates the possibility of using those weapons for defensive purposes in response to a possible attack with the use of weapons of mass destruction, or to repel aggression with the use of conventional weapons, which poses a critical threat to Russia’s sovereignty or territorial integrity.
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🗓 On January 27, Russia marks the Day of Military Glory — the day of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad (1944).
🕯 The blockade of Leningrad was one of the darkest moments in human history. It began on September 8, 1941, when Nazi troops isolated the city from the rest of the country by land.
For 872 days, despite the cold, hunger and horrors of war, the people selflessly defended their city from total destruction, and even in these dire circumstances continued producing goods and various machinery to supply the war effort against the Nazis.
❗️The incredible resilience and bravery of Leningrad residents shattered the plans and ambitions of the Nazi invaders.
On January 18, 1943, a land corridor was established with the rest of the country as a result of the offensive operation "Iskra" (Spark) conducted from January 12 to 30, the encirclement was broken.
A year after the breakthrough, Soviet forces managed to finally lift the siege of the city on January 27, 1944.
By that time there were no more than 800'000 inhabitants left in the Northern Capital out of the three million who had lived in Leningrad and its suburbs before the siege.
⚔️ The Soviet forces pushed the Nazis back 220-280 kilometers from Leningrad. The city was finally freed from the enemy blockade. The Red Army undermined the positions of the Hitlerites in Finland and other Scandinavian countries, significantly bringing closer the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🎖 The courage and heroism of Leningrad defenders were highly appreciated. Many units and formations were awarded the honourable title of “Guards”, orders and the honorary title of “Leningrad”.
In 2022, the Saint Petersburg City Court recognised the Siege of Leningrad as an act of genocide against the Soviet people committed by the Nazi Germany and its accomplices. According to recent statistics, at least 1'093'842 people died during the blockade.
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
#Victory80 #WeRemember
🕯 The blockade of Leningrad was one of the darkest moments in human history. It began on September 8, 1941, when Nazi troops isolated the city from the rest of the country by land.
For 872 days, despite the cold, hunger and horrors of war, the people selflessly defended their city from total destruction, and even in these dire circumstances continued producing goods and various machinery to supply the war effort against the Nazis.
❗️The incredible resilience and bravery of Leningrad residents shattered the plans and ambitions of the Nazi invaders.
On January 18, 1943, a land corridor was established with the rest of the country as a result of the offensive operation "Iskra" (Spark) conducted from January 12 to 30, the encirclement was broken.
A year after the breakthrough, Soviet forces managed to finally lift the siege of the city on January 27, 1944.
By that time there were no more than 800'000 inhabitants left in the Northern Capital out of the three million who had lived in Leningrad and its suburbs before the siege.
⚔️ The Soviet forces pushed the Nazis back 220-280 kilometers from Leningrad. The city was finally freed from the enemy blockade. The Red Army undermined the positions of the Hitlerites in Finland and other Scandinavian countries, significantly bringing closer the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🎖 The courage and heroism of Leningrad defenders were highly appreciated. Many units and formations were awarded the honourable title of “Guards”, orders and the honorary title of “Leningrad”.
In 2022, the Saint Petersburg City Court recognised the Siege of Leningrad as an act of genocide against the Soviet people committed by the Nazi Germany and its accomplices. According to recent statistics, at least 1'093'842 people died during the blockade.
🎥 © Russian Military Historical Society
#Victory80 #WeRemember